Yemen

The Republic of Yemen (الجمهورية اليمنية‎) is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east. Yemen is considered one of the poorest countries in the Arab world.

Yemen's territory includes over 200 island , the largest of which is Socotra about 354 km to the south of mainland Yemen. It is the only state in the Arabian Peninsula to have a purely republican form of government. Yemen was the first country in the Arabian peninsula to grant women the right to vote. Yemeni unification took place on 22 May 1990, when North Yemen was united with South Yemen, forming the Republic of Yemen.

The majority of Yemen's population is divided into tribal groups, especially in the northern areas of the country where 85% of local residents belong to various tribes There are also small groups of peoples of TurkishOttoman and possibly Veddoid origin in urban areas. The Majority of the population are SunniMuslim following the Shafi i school with a large minority adhering to the Zaidiyyah Islam c jurisprudence.